Football
On May 6, the team was one of 218 Division I programs to not reach a sufficient score for the annual Academic Progress Rate, which was established by the NCAA in February 2005.
The Owls needed a score of 900, but only had an average score of 868. The team will lose four scholarships and four [...]

The score didn’t do the Owls any justice. The home crowd wasn’t very supportive either.
The women’s tennis team was ousted from the NCAA tournament after losing to No. 9 Duke, 4-0, in the first round in Durham, N.C. Friday.
Despite the loss, the young Owls (16-5), gained some precious experience against the Blue Devils (19-4).
“We haven’t [...]

They say that things come in threes.
For the Temple women’s lacrosse team, that saying couldn’t ring truer.
Not only were they making their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in three years on Sunday, but with it, they faced a familiar opponent:  No. 3-seeded Maryland, the same team that ousted them from the first round of [...]

A return to glory.

As the 2007-2008 academic year winds down, let’s take a look at what the 2008-2009 campaign has in store for the football and basketball teams.
Football
Sure, the Owls didn’t win a game three years ago, but they won four — all in the Mid-American Conference — last year and are expected to be one of the [...]

“We were looking for a gem and we found a bright diamond right in our own backyard.”
– Former Temple Athletic Director Dave O’Brien after hiring Dawn Staley as Temple’s women’s basketball coach on April 20, 2000.
The diamond is gone.
In a move that may shake the women’s basketball program for years to come, Dawn Staley agreed [...]

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The Beech Interplex Inc., a nonprofit community development corporation, was founded to enhance the quality of life for the Cecil B. Moore neighborhood through private and public partnerships. The unveiling of the Beech NBC 10 Satellite Studio is the latest demonstration of that effort.
The studio, located at 1510 Cecil B. Moore Ave, is part of [...]

As the end of the semester approaches, the need to sell back textbooks is a continuous effort for students. Increasing the amount of money given to students for used textbooks is among the positive changes the Main Campus bookstore is trying to make.
Jim Hanley, the manager of Temple’s bookstore, said a multi-pronged approach is underway [...]

The possibility of lead leaching out of turf fields is the focus of investigation for the U.S. Consumer Product and Safety Commission.